Recognised as Colour

#CB2B6E

#CB2B6E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CB2B6E is a red with RGB values 203, 43, 110 and HSL 335°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CB2B6E#CB2B6E

HEX#CB2B6E

RGBrgb(203, 43, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1686, 0.4314

RGB percentages79.6%, 16.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(334.9, 65%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 78.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 78.8%, 45.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,314,926

CSS custom property--colour: #CB2B6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#34D491

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D796Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DD0049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7 Hot pink · ΔE 22.6 Deep pink · ΔE 22.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 29.7 Crimson · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2BCB88

Analogous#CB2BBE, #CB382B

Triadic#6ECB2B, #2B6ECB

Split complementary#2BCB38, #2BBECB

Tetradic#BECB2B, #2BCB88, #382BCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5CDDE

Lighter +30%#ECA3C2

Lighter +20%#E379A5

Lighter +10%#DA4F89

Darker −10%#A12257

Darker −20%#771940

Darker −30%#4D102A

Darker −40%#230713

More saturated +25%#EA0C69

Less saturated −25%#AC4A73

Channel breakdown

R203

G43

B110

Red203 (79.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue334.88°

Saturation (HSL)65.04%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G 2B · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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